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  • Andhra markets GAME city at Cannes

    Riding on its extensive cinema industry, which produces one of the largest number of films in India, the government of the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh is keen to use the latest technological innovations in the industry to create skill development and employment opportunities for its youth. "We are planning to set up a GAME city which will serve as the hub for Gaming, Animation, ...

  • Venus Jupiter and Mercury will dance in spring twilight

    Three planets - Venus, Jupiter, and Mercury will present a spectacular sky show during the last week of May. So, look low in the west-northwest after sunset in late May, and you can watch Venus, Jupiter, and Mercury pirouetting through the tightest gathering of three naked-eye planets that the world will see until 2026. "Here's a beautiful chance to see three planets all together," said Alan ...

  • Bieber booed by fans at Billboard Music Awards

    Pop star Justin Bieber was reportedly booed by his fans at the 2013 Billboard Music Awards when he went on the stage to receive an award and gave a speech. Protesting against the booing, the singer said that he is an artist who should be taken seriously, reports thesun.co.uk. The 19-year-old competed with singers Taylor Swift and Bruno Mars to grab the Milestone Award, which recognises musical ...

  • Youths with disabled peoples stage flashmob in Baku - VIDEO

    Baku residents have witnessed another interesting show arranged by flashmobbers on 19 May. A group of young people together with dancers and athletes with disabilities danced under well-known hits: Psy - Gentleman, Black eyed peace - Let's get it started and Usher - Yeah. Flashmob left a vivid impression on passers-by who were surprised to see the dancers in wheelchairs who despite the ...

  • Opera queens night of celebration

    opera doyenne Joanna Wong when she was 15 and still in school. Seated on a wooden stool in the cosy Chinese Opera Teahouse in Smith Street, See Too is warm and animated. "Of course, I'm very excited. I do a lot of shows throughout the year, but this is different because it is specially in my name so I feel the pressure of having to work harder, so that I can perfect as much as I ...

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Divorce Italian Style (Divorzio all'italiana) [DVD]

Divorce Italian Style (Divorzio all'italiana) [DVD]

In the droll black comedy Divorce Italian Style (Divorzio all'italiana), Marcello Mastroianni plays Ferdinando Cefal, a genuine cad who, by all reasonable standards, should be utterly contemptible. Yet, Mastroiannis cunning comic performance, the nimble sc ... ...

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  • Edgy indie films among summer crop

    It is David vs. Goliath, brains vs. brawn, art vs. commerce. I am talking about alternate movie programming vs. Hollywood's summer blockbusters. It looks bleak for David, but now is not the time to surrender. Okay, okay, I realize that cinephiles despair seeing the boxoffice results already posted this month, as well as trailers for the 2013 summer fare. It all seems so overwhelming. Iron ...

  • Abrams a fan of text-based games

    The visual effects in Star Trek Into Darkness leave very little to the imagination. And that's the whole point of special effects, right? Through the use of elaborate sets, stunts and computer-generated imagery, director J. J. Abrams transports us from the surface of alien worlds to the inky void of space to the bridge of the USS Enterprise herself. The same can be said for video games. As ...

  • Antarctica exhibition shows off architects ice work

    Antarctica , shaped like caterpillars or icebergs, on stilts or stubby legs, will look like science-fiction illustrations - the storms, blizzards, extremes of temperature, darkness and howling winds they have been designed to withstand are so extreme that conditions have been likened to those on ...

  • Tsar to Lenin to be shown at UK’s National Media Museum and at Cornerhouse cinema

    is to be screened by two major independent cinemas in the UK, the Cornerhouse in Manchester May 27, and the National Media Museum in Bradford, June 1. First released in ...

  • Cinema imagination and object perception questioned in Cairo art display

    Cairo's Contemporary Image Collective (CIC) is collaborating with the UK's Tate Modern in a collective video art exhibition entitled 'Objects in Mirror are Closer than they Appear', which raises questions about the nature of cinema and moving images, and the role played by the audiences' imaginations and perceptions in constructing narratives.The exhibition features ...

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